From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Graph of the inlet valve lift and piston displacement curve for a Lorraine-Dietrich engine.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\Q\February1927-March1927\ 127 | |
| Date | 28th March 1927 | |
| 10 LORRAINE-DIETRICH ENGINE. INLET VALVE LIFT & PISTON DISPLACEMENT CURVE. CYLINDERS OFFSET 10m/m.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} (.394"). STROKE = 130m/m.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} (5.12"). (NO TAPPET CLEARANCE) VALVE LIFT (INCHES). .40 .30 .20 .10 0 340° 360° 20° 40° 60° 80° 100° 120° 140° 160° 180° 200° 220° 240° 260° ← PISTON DEAD POINT (TOP). POSITION OF CRANKSHAFT (DEGREES). ← PISTON DEAD POINT (BOTTOM). DISPLACEMENT OF PISTON FROM TOP OF STROKE (INCHES). 0 1 2 3 4 5 5 4 28-3-27. | ||